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Prevalence And Correlates Of Antipsychotic Polypharmacy In Children And Adolescents Receiving Antipsychotic Treatment*, N. Toteja, J. Gallego, E. Saito, T. Gerhard, A. Winterstein, M. Olfson, C. U. Correll
Prevalence And Correlates Of Antipsychotic Polypharmacy In Children And Adolescents Receiving Antipsychotic Treatment*, N. Toteja, J. Gallego, E. Saito, T. Gerhard, A. Winterstein, M. Olfson, C. U. Correll
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Antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP), which is common in adults with psychotic disorders, is of unproven efficacy and raises safety concerns. Although youth are increasingly prescribed antipsychotics, little is known about APP in this population. We performed a systematic PubMed search (last update 26 January 2013) of studies reporting the prevalence of APP in antipsychotic-treated youth. Summary statistics and statistical tests were calculated at the study level and not weighted by sample size. Fifteen studies (n=58041, range 68-23183) reported on APP in youth [mean age=13.4 +/- 1.7 yr, 67.1 +/- 10.2% male, 77.9 +/- 27.4% treated with second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs)]. Data collected …